1、考点强化练37(选修8Unit 2)考点强化练第73页.阅读理解(2018全国)While famous foreign architects are invited to lead the designs of landmark buildings in China such as the new CCTV tower and the National Center for the Performing Arts,many excellent Chinese architects are making great efforts to take the center stage.Their
2、efforts have been proven fruitful.Wang Shu,a 49-year-old Chinese architect,won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prizewhich is often referred to as the Nobel Prize in architectureon February 28.He is the first Chinese citizen to win this award.Wang serves as head of the Architecture Department at the C
3、hina Academy of Art(CAA).His office is located at the Xiangshan campus(校园)of the university in Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province.Many buildings on the campus are his original creations.The style of the campus is quite different from that of most Chinese universities.Many visitors were amazed by the complex
4、 architectural space and abundant building types.The curves(曲线)of the buildings perfectly match the rise and fall of hills,forming a unique view.Wang collected more than 7 million abandoned bricks of different ages.He asked the workers to use traditional techniques to make the bricks into walls,roof
5、s and corridors.This creation attracted a lot of attention thanks to its mixture of modern and traditional Chinese elements(元素).Wangs works show a deep understanding of modern architecture and a good knowledge of traditions.Through such a balance,he had created a new type of Chinese architecture,sai
6、d Tadao Ando,the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize.Wang believes traditions should not be sealed in glass boxes at museums.“That is only evidence that traditions once existed,”he said.“Many Chinese people have a misunderstanding of traditions.They think tradition means old things from the past.In fa
7、ct,tradition also refers to the things that have been developing and that are still being created,”he said.“Today,many Chinese people are learning Western styles and theories rather than focusing on Chinese traditions.Many people tend to talk about traditions without knowing what they really are,”sa
8、id Wang.The study of traditions should be combined with practice.Otherwise,the recreation of traditions would be artificial and empty,he said.【语篇导读】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍正在崛起的中国建筑师的代表性人物王澍。他的作品向我们展示了他对现代和传统建筑学的深层和独特的解读。1.Wangs winning of the prize means that Chinese architects are .A.following the latest
9、world trendB.getting international recognitionC.working harder than ever beforeD.relying on foreign architects答案B解析推理判断题。由第二段中的“Wang Shu.won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize.He is the first Chinese citizen to win this award.”可推知,在王澍之前,没有中国人曾获此殊荣,他是中国第一位获得国际认可的建筑师,所以答案为B项。2.What impressed visitor
10、s to the CAA Xiangshan campus most?A.Its hilly environment.B.Its large size.C.Its unique style.D.Its diverse functions.答案C解析细节理解题。由第四段中的“The style of the campus is quite different from that of most Chinese universities. Many visitors were amazed by.”可知,王澍设计的校园建筑风格独树一帜,和其他大学完全不同,很多游客对此惊叹不已,所以使游客印象深刻的
11、应该是这个校区的独特建筑风格。答案为C项。3.What made Wangs architectural design a success?A.The mixture of different shapes.B.The balance of East and West.C.The use of popular techniques.D.The harmony of old and new.答案D解析细节理解题。由第五段最后一句“This creation.thanks to its mixture of modern and traditional Chinese elements(元素).”
12、及第六段中的“Wangs works show a deep understanding of modern architecture and a good knowledge of traditions. Through such a balance.”可知,王澍的设计把现代与传统中国元素进行了完美融合,即新旧的和谐统一,最终获得成功,所以答案为D项。4.What should we do about Chinese traditions according to Wang?A.Spread them to the world.B.Preserve them at museums.C.Tea
13、ch them in universities.D.Recreate them in practice.答案D解析细节理解题。由最后一段内容可知,对传统的研究必须要和实践相结合,否则对传统建筑学的再利用就会显得虚假和空洞,所以答案为D项。.完形填空Due to a car crash,Tony Smith,a 14-year-old boy became disabled.Doctors told him he had a 20 percent chance of 1 high school.Yet eight years later,Tony achieved the nearly 2 wi
14、th the help of a man,50 years older than Tony.The families were not 3the Greens had moved to the area just nine months earlier.But when Ernest Green,a(n)4 worker,heard about Tonys accident and the fact that his parents would not 5 care full-time for their son,he offered to 6 the boy while they were
15、at work.The Smiths 7 accepted.Tony,now 23,says it was hard for him to 8 then “how someone I didnt know would drop everything to help me”.Ernest sought training to care for Tony and then began arriving at the Smiths home early on 9 mornings.At first,the age difference was a challengeone liked rap,10
16、didnt.But they learned to 11.“Older folks are just older versions of you,”says Tony.Some days were better than others.“He cant do for himself,so he can be 12,”says Ernest.But he admits that Tonys strong will got him through 13 time.Tony graduated from high school with the rest of his class and was 1
17、4 to nearby High Point University.Ernest 15 him to every class.“The first year was interesting,”Ernest 16.“Tony didnt want to stand out.”Ernest,on the other hand,says he took full 17 of the opportunity,taking notes and often 18 in class.On graduation day,Ernest received an honorary 19 in humanities(
18、人文学科).“I was surprised,”he says.Tony wasnt 20.“Ernest is a godly example of the way a man should livecalm,and modest,”he says.Today the two friends dont see as much of each other.But they will always have a relationship.【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。14岁的Tony在一次车祸后成了残疾人,一位已经退休的邻居主动帮忙照顾Tony,直到其大学毕业。两人不仅克服困难,迎接挑战,还成了
19、彼此欣赏的好朋友。1.A.choosingB.finishingC.joiningD.leaving答案B解析根据文章开头可知,由于车祸,14岁的Tony成了残疾人。根据下句中转折连词“Yet”可以推测,当时医生告诉他他只有20%的可能性能完成高中学业。故选B项。2.A.impossibleB.possibleC.usefulD.useless答案A解析根据第五段第一句中的“Tony graduated from high school with the rest of his class”可推知,残疾后的Tony完成了几乎不可能的事,即完成高中学业。故选A项。3.A.knownB.prepa
20、redC.acquaintedD.selected答案C解析根据下文中的“the Greens had moved to the area just nine months earlier”可知,这两家并不是很熟悉。acquainted意为“熟悉的”,符合语境。故选C项。4.A.retiredB.experiencedC.appointedD.relaxed答案A解析上文提到,Tony是在一个比他大50岁的人的帮助下做成了不可能做成的事,下文提到,Tony 的父母去上班时Tony由Ernest 照顾;由此可推知,Ernest 是一位退休工人。故选A项。5.A.like toB.beC.be a
21、ble toD.have答案C解析句意:他的父母不能把全部时间都用来照顾他们的儿子。be able to“能够”。would like to“想要”。并非不想,而是不能,故选C项。6.A.look throughB.look afterC.look intoD.look up答案B解析上文提到,Tony的父母不能把全部时间都用来照顾他们的儿子,因此Ernest主动提出照顾这个男孩。故选B项。7.A.generouslyB.curiouslyC.naturallyD.gratefully答案D解析Ernest 主动提出帮忙照顾Tony,因此Smith 夫妇应该是很感激地接受。故选D项。8.A.w
22、onderB.understandC.realizeD.notice答案B解析此处是指现在23岁的Tony 说,对于14岁的他来说很难理解为什么一位素不相识的人会放下自己的一切来帮助他。understand 意为“理解”,符合语境。故选B项。9.A.springB.winterC.weekendD.weekday答案D解析根据第二段中的“he offered tothe boy while they were at work”可知,Ernest是在Tony 的父母去上班时照顾他,也就是工作日。故选D项。10.A.the otherB.otherC.anotherD.others答案A解析此处提
23、到的年龄差距是指Tony和Ernest 两个人的年龄差距。one.the other指两者之间,表示“(两者中的)一个,另一个”。故选A项。11.A.improveB.treatC.compromiseD.complain答案C解析上文提到,Tony和Ernest 两人的年龄差距太大,喜好也不同,由此结合空格前的“But”可推知,他俩学着妥协,以此来缩小差距。故选C项。12.A.demandingB.confusingC.amusingD.satisfying答案A解析根据上文中的“He cant do for himself”可知,因为有些事Tony不能自己做,所以Tony有时会沮丧,不好相
24、处。故选A项。13.A.goodB.toughC.regularD.private答案B解析上文提到了Tony 因车祸成了残疾人,故此处Ernest 讲到是Tony的坚强意志使他度过了困难时期。故选B项。14.A.movedB.sentC.persuadedD.admitted答案D解析根据空格后的“to nearby High Point University”可知,此处指Tony被附近的High Point大学录取。短语be admitted to.意为“被录取”。故选D项。15.A.droveB.showedC.accompaniedD.recommended答案C解析此处指Tony上了
25、大学后,Ernest 也陪着他去上每一堂课,这也是下文提到的Ernest获得人文学科的名誉学位的原因。故选C项。16.A.writesB.believesC.predictsD.recalls答案D解析上下文都是Ernest 在谈论Tony上大学时的事,所以此处应为Ernest 回忆说。故选D项。17.A.actionB.effectC.timeD.advantage答案D解析根据下文中的“taking notes”可知,此处应指Ernest 说Tony 充分利用机会做笔记。固定结构take advantage of 意为“利用”。故选D项。18.A.sleepingB.workingC.co
26、mmentingD.lecturing答案C解析根据上文可知,Tony不想表现得很突出,但Ernest 却正好相反,因此很容易排除A项;B项意为“工作”,在课堂上工作是不可能的;D项意为“做演讲”,在此场合不合适;C项意为“发表意见”,他经常在班上发表意见符合语境和逻辑。故选C项。19.A.degreeB.paymentC.giftD.reward答案A解析根据本句中的“in humanities(人文学科)”和“honorary”可知,此处应指Ernest 获得了人文学科的名誉学位。故选A项。20.A.excitedB.surprisedC.worriedD.honored答案B解析上文提到
27、,Ernest 为自己获得学位而感到惊讶,而Tony却说“对于人们应该具有的品质冷静、谦虚而言,Ernest 是一个神圣的榜样”;由此可知,Tony对Ernest获得学位这件事并没有感到惊讶。故选B项。.概要写作阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Five years ago,my father and I had a heated disagreement and really never resolved it since that time.We avoided seeing each other unless we had to be at family gatheri
28、ngs.But even then,we hardly spoke to each other.Last Tuesday I convinced myself I was going to tell my father I loved him.I called my dad to see if I could come over.When he answered the phone,I just said,“Dad,can I come over after work tonight?I have something to tell you.”My dad responded,“Now wha
29、t?”I assured him it wouldnt take long,so he finally agreed.I came to my parents house,praying Dad would answer the door.I was afraid that if Mom answered I would chicken out and tell her instead.But as luck would have it,Dad did answer the door.“Dad,I just came over to tell you that I love you.”It w
30、as as if a transformation came over my dad.His face softened,and the wrinkles seemed to disappear.He hugged me and said,“I love you too,son,but Ive never been able to say it.”It was such a precious moment that I didnt want to move.Dad and I hugged for a moment longer and then I left.Two days later,m
31、y dad,who had heart problems,but didnt tell me,had an attack and ended up in the hospital,unconscious.I dont know if hell make it.So my message to all of you in this is:Dont wait to do the things that you know need to be done.What if I had waited to tell my dadmaybe I will never get the chance again
32、!Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!参考范文There was a time when the relation between Father and me was tense.(要点1)Finally I decided to make peace with him.(要点2)After fierce struggle I picked up all my courage to tell him I loved him.(要点3)After two days,Father was badly ill in hospital,senseless,which left me in sorrow and in relief.(要点4)In our life,dont delay what you should do today.(要点5)